Tuesday 17th March, 2020

Good morning everyone, let's stand, hands at our sides for the national anthem.

Let's get ready to pray. Morning prayers.

   

These are pictures of what the coronavirus looks like. Take a good look. What do you think it looks like? Why do you think it's called coronavirus?

"Corona" means "crown". This virus is called coronavirus because "corona" means "crown". It looks like this virus is wearing a crown. What do you think?

Classwork Drawing Book:

Have an adult draw a line at the top of the page, just as we practiced yesterday, write: Coronavirus

On the LEFT HAND SIDE of the page, draw and color pictures of what you think the Coronavirus looks like. Leave the right hand side of the page free.

 

Fruit & Water time.

 

What are some ways we can keep the Coronavirus away?

Check out these videos:

(Do not touch your face, wash your hands)

On the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the page, draw and color pictures of ways we can keep the Coronavirus away.

 

So what have we learned from watching these videos? There's something really important to remember, can anyone tell me? (Wash your hands, do not touch your face)

 

Once you are finished, shake your hands out in front of you, shake your hands up in the air, stand and shake your legs, shake all over, stretch way up high and touch the sky, keep your legs straight and touch your toes.

 

Grace before meals.

Lunch break.

Grace after meals.

 

Today is a day called St. Patrick's Day. In the same way we spoke about St. Nicholas for Christmas and St. Valentine for St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day celebrates a Saint named Patrick. All the way on the other side of the world, there's a country called Ireland. It's much bigger than our country (What's the name of our country? Trinidad & Tobago). St. Patrick was taken to that country when he was older than you by some strangers. That sounds scary. But he prayed and prayed and talked to God and God kept him safe until he could leave and be free. When he became a grown-up or an adult he went back and told lots of people in Ireland about praying to God, and God is so awesome. In that country, Ireland, people love things in nature like trees and leaves. He used a leaf that's found all over Ireland called a "shamrock" to teach them about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is called the Holy Trinity. Have you ever heard about this? (yes, we do this in our prayers every day).

 

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These are some of the things St. Patrick shared with people.
In these pictures we also see a "shamrock" and what people think St. Patrick looked like.

Classwork Drawing Book:

Have an adult draw a line across the TOP of the page. 

Write St. Patrick's Day to the TOP of the page. Draw St. Patrick on the LEFT HAND SIDE. Draw a "shamrock" on the RIGHT HAND SIDE. Write in the words as you see here  for the Holy Trinity. Green is an important color on this day to represent the country Ireland. We color the Shamrock green and most of St. Patrick's clothing is green.

 

Afternoon snack & water.

 

Let's say:
Days of the week, months of the year, count to 20. What Month are we in? What day is it today? Let's take out our writing pencils to write in our Math & science copybooks.

Math & Science:

write the following, draw and color the shapes green.

(Name)
Tuesday 17th March
circle
line
square
triangle
heart

Students may practice letter formation in writing their first and last names, practice writing from memory, eventually without needing to look at their names

 

As we are in Lent and it is Tuesday I would pray a decade of the sorrowful mysteries (rosary) with the class and each student around a table would offer a prayer before we begin. As the children are home and you all have your own religious practices, please pray in your own way with them and ask them what they are offering or praying for. A simple Our Father and/or Hail Mary can suffice. The point is practicing making time for prayer and God and thinking about others or things to be thankful for etc. This also encourages critical thinking, communication skills, being still, following a routine or pattern, consistency, and togetherness.

 

Afternoon prayer.